Des Moines Register's Chad Leistikow and Cody Goodwin look at Iowa's third place finish and Spencer Lee's championship as a true freshman.
A promising season for the Northern Iowa wrestling team came to a disappointing conclusion inside Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland last weekend.
But the same reasons for optimism littered throughout the 2017-18 campaign remain heading into the 2018-19 season — and they might carry a redemption narrative along with them.
The Panthers’ high hopes ended in a 24th-place finish at the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships.